Sensation Comics #5 (DC, 1942) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $8,100.00
Sold: Jun 25, 2023
Sensation Comics #5 Values
Publisher: DC, 1942
About Sensation Comics #5
Wonder Woman underwater cover by H. G. Peter. Wildcat appearance. Backup story features the birth of the Black Pirate's son Justin.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Harry Peter
Inks: Harry Peter
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ensign Martin (introduction); Admiral Funston; Dr. Sands (submarine inventor); Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; the Nazis (villains, saboteurs)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman prevents the destruction of a new submarine and clears an Ensign blamed for the attempt to blow the sub up.
Pages: 13.000
Script: William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Pencils: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inks: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Notes: Story title from reprints.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
Universal |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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